Wading Pool at Del Valle Park

A rare moment of peace among the kiddos!
Lily and Will met some new friends to play "Ring Around the Rosie" with.
Will getting a little braver.
Lily's braids...my first attempt at french braids...I never gave my mom enough credit...it's not easy.
Lily and Will and the wading pool. There was no one there at first, but then it got really crowded as the sun came out!

Bolsa Chica Beach

A rare Mom photo.
Getting in to it.
Cuteness....Will style.
A sandy ball of Will.
Jack braving the cold to boogie board.
Hank trying to skim board.
Lily the beach bunny

Only brave when Daddy's there...

Today was Darin's last day home before he starts work. So in celebration we went to the beach one last time in the morning on a week day. It was actually cold, which for those of you who live in scalding heat, I know it is hard to believe. The water was chilly and the wind was quite nippy! We still had a fun time and we actually saw about 10 dolphins swim by just past where the surfers were waiting for waves. It was amazing!

Joey and Aly's Wedding in SLO

Silliness!

The boys found clothespins that were left in our garage...this is what they were giggling about out back after dinner. It was really sweet cause Will came in and wanted Darin to put one in his hair too. He wants to be just like them.

Wacky Water and Bubble Day @ 1BL!

Lily and Will at the church...excited for the fun to begin!

They had a "Bubble Guy" come and do a show for the kids
Will is the one in an orange cover up and Lily is in the pink coverup

Will paid better attention than I thought he would. He was still a little busy at times.
Here's Lily in a giant bubble!
Getting out of the pool where she was in the bubble
Now Will's in the giant bubble!
Playing in the baby pools outside!

Late afternoon trip to Huntington Beach with Friends

The boys bought Boogie Boards with the money they won in the Jog-a-thon contest. They raise the most money for the school. If you donated money for the jog-a-thon, thank you for helping them win. We appreciate it. They were naturals at boogie boarding.

Summertime in our Backyard!

Cheering for Jack and Hank


Bathing Beauty!
Playing on the porch
Playing catch in the pool
Laying out
Dogpile!

A cute picture taken by a friend

Here's a cute picture of the kids in front of the new house.

Our first trip to the beach as Southern Californians

Trying to get every last inch covered in sand.
Here we are...

Mommy and Will
Lily doesn't mind the sand
Lily is a natural Southern California girl!
What a cute little beach boy!
Cookie Break!

Mommy and the little ones taking a little break
Why I am not too excited about the beach....
Will doing a head plant
messing in the buckets
Digging

A little sandy :)Hiding from the water behind Mom
Lily out with Daddy
Will helping out big brother Jack
Will spent most of his time at the beach walking happily in circles...
Digging
Digging for sand crabs
enjoying the water...it was pretty warm
It was overcast and just a little cool.
A little chilly
Ready for the beach!